Book Description

Characteristics of six types of flight paths for the deceleration from circular and supercircular speeds are developed in closed form. The heating rate, heat input per square foot obtained from an integration over the flight path, the total heat vehicle, and the flight-path histories in terms of path angle, altitude, life coefficient, net acceleration, angle of attack and Reynolds number are discussed as a function of type of flight plan, initial net accelertion, and initial velocity. A flight plan with essentially a point landing capability is suggested. (Author).